During the #MeToo movement, headlines of discrimination and gender inequality have become more frequent. In this Q&A, instructor Michaela Moura-Koçoglu explains how feminist theory plays a key role in ...

The recent Women’s March across the globe set out to “harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change,” according to a mission statement ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

This is part of a two-week discussion on trans issues. Click here to read the other essays in the series. What is a woman? Who can be a feminist? These questions have been central to feminist theory ...

Introduction: Feminism-Art-Theory: Towards a (political) historiography -- 1. Overviews. Introduction -- Gender in/of culture. Valerie Solanas, 'Scum Manifesto' (1968 ...

That was my feminist catchphrase from the 1980s. I discovered it somewhere on TV, and I found it useful in my everyday life. In my family, the patriarchy was obvious and tolerated. My father sat at ...

Social media gave feminism unprecedented reach, but visibility isn’t the same as power, and greater access may have led to misunderstanding and backlash.

Sure, Princess Fiona is technically “rescued” from a castle, but “Shrek” is really a parody of fairy tales. The prince in shining amor is an ogre; Lord Faarquad is, well, not the stereotypical, ...